Convertible cot and pack-sack.



H PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908. 0. P. PORSELL & T. EKROOT. GONVERTIBLE GOT AND PACK SACK.

ABPLIOATION FILED J'UNE18,19(4)6.

'II II gunenimgs PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. FORSELL AND THURE EKRQOT, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

CONVERTIBLE GOT AND PACK-SAbK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 18. 1906. Serial No. 322.192.

Patented Feb. 4:, 1908.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, CHARLES F. FOR- SELL and THURE EKROOT, both citizens of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and'State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Convertible Cots and Packacks; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to convertible cot and pack sack, and has for its object the provision of a cheap, durable and easily setup or taken down cot, ada ted in part to be formed in to a pack sack, and when so formed to carry the remaining parts of the cot.

With these and other objects in view, it consists of the, constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter de-' scribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of said invention showing the same with, in partly folded position.

ready for use asia cot. Fig.2, is a perspective view of one end rail of the same: Fig. 3, is a'perspective view of one leg of the cot and of a portion of a brace pivoted thereto, Fig. 4

is a side elevation of one side rail of said cot with the legs and braces connected there- Fig. 5, is a side elevation of the textile or hammock portion of the cot converted intoa pack sack.

In the drawings, the side rails at each side of the cot are constructed of two pieces 1 and 2 connected together end to end in any suitable manner while in operation, as by strap hinges 3, and said members are adapted to be brought into parallel position with each other to reduce the length of the rail when the cot frame is taken down for transportation in the pack sack. Pivoted atone end to each side rail near the end thereof as at 4 is a brace 4, to the opposite end of which is pivoted as at 5 a leg 5. Said side rails are provided at each end with short reduced ortions 6 adapted to project into recesses 7" 'ormed in the end rails 7. The end rails are mortised as at 7 to receive the tenoned ends 5 of the removable legs 5. 1 The'textile or hammock portion of said cot is provided at one end with an open hem 8 and said hammock comprises the sack fla 8 (including said open hem), andthe sack ack Wall ortion 8 and the lengthening portion 8, w "ch 1 three portions may if desired be all of one piece, or of a plural number of pieces fastened together. The free end of the lengthening portion is provided with gromet or lacing oles 8, through which is rove the lace 9 which, in operation is passed around one of the end. rails and secured in any suitable manner.

ing, are the front wall and side wall ortions of the pocket 10 of the sack. To t e back wall of the sack, which also forms part of the hammock when the sack is turned inside out,

shoulder, or carrying straps 11, andbuckles 12 for securing the lower ends of said carrying straps. Flap closing straps '13 are seand buckles 14 are secured to said front wall of the sack for engagement with the straps 13. In setting up the cot, the. shoulder straps their buckles and the sack is turned inside out. One rail is then passed through the open hem 8 and the opposite end rail is passed through the loops of the lace. The

the end rails as shown, and the lace is pulled tight so as to stretch the hammock. In taking down and packing the cot, the o eration is reversed, the part 8 is first fol against the art 8 the pocket is then turned so that the uckles will come on the outside and the part 8 is then shaken down into.the pocket. i

It will be observed that in setting up the so that all the straps and buckles hang downwardly. The frame of the cot is compacted for transportation in the sack by doubling the members of the side rails together and folding back the legs and braces to positions parallel, or nearly parallel with the slde rails.

ed to carry other. articles addition to t e plies, prospectors tools and other articles.- 7

at we claim is, I

- 1. In a convertible cot and combination of a frame having detachable side and end rails, of a hammock portion having an open hem at one end adapted to engageone end rail, and rovidedat its opposite end with a lace a apted to engage the other end rail, detachable legs adapted to en- Formed upon, or attached to the part 8 in any suitable manner, as by stitch cured in any suitable manner to the flap 8,

(led up cot, the sack or hammock portion is arrangedframe of the cot such as blankets, food, suppacksack, the

are secured in any suitable manner the and flap closing straps are disengaged from side rails and legs are then connected with The pack sack is, of course, preferabl ada ti Y pocket,

v gage and support-said end rails, ivoted braces connectlng said legs to said si e rails, v a pocket carried by the-under side of said hammock, carrying straps secured. to the 5 under side of said hammock at a point within said pocket, near the mouth thereof, buckles secured to the under side of said hammock near the closed end of said pocket, flap-closing straps secured to the under face of said hammocknearvthe 0 en her'n thereof, and buckles secured to-t e inner face of said 2.. A convertible cot and pack sack, comprising a sack having a closing flap provided with an 0 en hem'at its free en carrying said sack, fia closing straps secured to said flap near sai open hem, buckles secured to the front of said sack near its lower end, a cot frame having detachable side and end rails, "said endrails being made in sections, means for securing the sections of the end rails together, detachable legs, braces for securing said legs to said side rails, and a lengthening 1priece secured to said sack and provi ed at its ee end with a lace and adapted to behoused ,within said. sack when the device is not in operation as'a cot, said sack bein adapted to beopened out to form a hammoc adapted strapsan buckles secured to the back of' to cooperate with said frame to substantially as described.

3. A convertible cot and pack sack com' prising a sack having a closing flap, a length ening piece secured to the bottom of said sack and adapted to be housed therein when the device is in operation as a pack sack, said lengthening piece being adapted to be drawn out and to cooperate with a part of the body of said sack and with said flap to form a load sustaining hammock portion of a cot, and a form a cot,

frame adapted to cooperate with said ham- CHARLES F. FORSELL. THURE 'EKROOT. p

Witnesses JAMES. T. WATSON, GEORGE Onnsrnn. 

